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Lenape Middle School
Honors our Veterans
Lieutenant H. Eugene Vickers
Service dates: Dec. 1, 1942 - 1946
Branch of service: U.S. Navy
Location of service: WWII N and S Pacific; Australia,
New Guinea, New Hebrides, Ie Shima, Iwojima, Okinawa
Basic Training: Studied Radio Engineering and Coding Messages in 1942 at
Naval communications School, Harvard University.
From July 1943-April 1944 he served as Communications Officer and Chaplain
on the U.S.S. Ganymede AK104 which took part in the Finschafen Operation
and Hollandia Operation.
October 1944 -June 1945 he served as Signal Officer on the flagship U.S.S.
Panamint AGC13, where he passed on commands from the Admiral via flags
and flashing lights and participated in suicide watch looking for Japanese boats
loaded with explosives. They travelled 27,679 miles through the North and
South Pacific, the East and North China Sea, the Aleutian Islands and
Alaska. They participated in three invasions - Ie Shima, Iwojima, and Okinawa.
H. Eugene Vickers completed his tour of duty in 1946 after sailing to Ominato
Naval Base, Anchorage, Alaska, to assure that the Japanese fulfilled the
requirements of the treaty that ended WWII.
Staff Sergeant US Army
Captain USNR
Dr. Ron White
Service Dates: Active 1955-1958 US Army
USNR 1962-1992
Branch of Service: US Army and US Navy Reserves
Basic Training: US Army Fort Gordon GA
Locations of Service: US Army Language School Monetary CA.
War/Conflict: Cold War
Dr. White enlisted in the U.S. Army and was trained as a Russian translator
and vice interpreter. He attended voice intercept school and served in West
Germany from 1956-1958. He was stationed in Coburg Germany near the East
German Border. A detachment of 50 soldiers were assigned to the listening
post. At the time the Hungarian Revolution was unfolding and fighting was
erupting in the streets. He intercepted Soviet Infantry and Tank radio messages
throughout the region. He shared, “We could hear the commands of the Soviet
tank commanders attaching the Hungarians in the streets. That’s when we
were given our steel pots (helmets) and weapons. We were told to get ready to
make a stand.” After his service in the Army, Dr. White sought to become a
Naval aviator. He was accepted into aviation but due to a backlog he was
assigned to Naval Air Intelligence. He would Serve in the U.S. Naval Reserves
and retire at the rank of Captain.
Captain Joseph McGarve
Service Dates: June, 1966 to July, 1968Branch: U.S. ArmyBasic Training: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Medical doctor at large Army Hospital ( William Beaumont, El Paso, Texas )
I received draft notice when I was in medical school. Through what was called Berry Plan, I was able to defer my service until I finished my medical training. I spent 6 months in my training in cardiology and divided my service time between internal medicine and cardiology. Basic training in San Antonio with my wife and 3 children(boy who was 4 and twin girls aged 3). By the way the boy is Cameron McGarvey’ dad. After some interesting experiences, we drove across Texas to my assignment at William Beaumont General Hospital in El Paso, Texas El Paso is located in Southwest Texas and was across the border from Juarez, Mexico.
It was a great location and I worked with great doctors and patients. The sacrifices that we made in leaving our homes and families were more than met with the great privilege of serving our country. One of my fellow physicians was deployed to Viet Nam and he would write back to us describing how he would go out with the troops to treat any who were wounded. Unfortunately he was killed in a fire fight and left his wife and 2 children behind, paying the supreme sacrifice.
By being assigned to El Paso, Texas, we had the world opened to us in terms of meeting people from all over the United States and also enjoying trips to the National Parks and the West Coast and finding ghost towns in Texas.
Chris Stratton
Graduation Date from Lenape: 1965
Service Dates: 15 September 1970 TO September 1978
Branch of Service: . U.S. MARINES RESERVE
Basic Training: PARRIS ISLAND
AVIATION TRAINING MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
Locations of Service: WILLOW GROVE JOINT NAVAL AIR BASE, WILLOW
GROVE. PA. INCLUDE US MARINE BASE CHERRY POINT, NC, PUERTO
RICO AT ROOSEVELT NAVAL AIR BASE AND US MARINE AIR STATION
YUMA, ARIZONA.
War/Conflict: Cold War Era
My service in the United States Marine Corps Reserve began with
extensive boot camp training at Parris Island North Carolina. From
there I received extensive training on repairing military equipment for
battle situations. This job involved working on fighter jets and
helicopters. Work included repairing their hydraulics and I served as
a hydraulic mechanic. I was then transferred to the training
department where I was responsible for any and all training for
personnel working on the fighter jets and helicopter systems. I
reenlisted for two more years and completed my service in
September of 1978. At no time was I put into harms way.
First Lieutenant (1LT) Tom Ramsey
Active Duty Service Dates: May 1969 – April 1971
Branch of Service: U.S. Army Transportation Corps
• 1965 - Enlisted ROTC, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
• 1967 - Commissioned upon Graduation, Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA
• 1967-1969 - Delayed Call to Active Duty, Graduate School, Lehigh
University
• 1969-1970 – Washington, DC – Military Traffic Management &
Terminal Service (MTMTS)
• 1970-1971- Saigon, Republic of Vietnam – Traffic Management
Agency, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (TMA-MACV) (HQ,
507th Transportation Group, Movements Control)
1LT Tom Ramsey was an Automatic Data Processing & Systems
Planning Officer both in the United States and Vietnam. In Vietnam he
was responsible for the Military Assistance Command Automated
Movements Management System (MACAMMS). MACAMMS
prioritized the movement of cargo from ocean going vessels through
deep water ports in Vietnam onto smaller, intercoastal ships for
delivery to local, shallow draft ports throughout the country.
For MACV, 1LT Ramsey also was responsible for overseeing the
transportation requirements of military units returning to the United
States from Vietnam as part of the Vietnamization of the war.
1LT Ramsey received the Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam.
Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Lewis S. Graham
Lenape Alumni
Service Dates: 1968-1972
Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Basic Training: Great Lakes Illinois
Locations of Service:
War/Conflict: Vietnam War Era
I was selected to service in the White Staff in Naval Administrative Unit
euphemism for presidential yachts. Once selected for this new duty I serve on
the USS Sequoia AG 23 105 and the Yacht Patricia, formerly known as the
Honeyfitz 95, yacht Julie, formerly Patrick J, 65. I received top secret White
House security clearance and was made coxswain of high speed Secret
Service chase boats. During that duty, attained the title of boat captain of all
yachts. Served six months at the Florida White House in Key Biscayne,
Florida. I was also the boat captain of the Guardian, 100 secret PT Boar of the
presidential support craft.
Chief Petty Officer David Carlen
Service Dates: June 1984 – June 2006 (Cold War, Iran/Iraq War, Iraqi
Freedom, Enduring Freedom.
Branch of Service: US Navy
Basic Training: Recruit Training Command (RTC) Orlando Florida
Service Information: “A” School – Pensacola, Fla; Clarke Air Base, P.I.;
COMMIDEASTFOR (Persian Gulf); Augsburg, GE; Diego Garcia B.I.O.T.;
Gander NFLD, CA; RTC Great Lakes; USS Higgins (DDG76); CNSG Norfolk,
VA; COMMARFORCOM (US Marine Liaison).
Noted Events: USS Stark (May 17 1987); Stationed in Germany during Berlin
Wall coming down. Plank Owner – USS Higgins.
Commander Thomas Burtis
Service Dates: 1975 - 1995
Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Locations of Service:
War/Conflict: Cold War, first Gulf War
Commander Tom Burtis flew as a pilot and mission
commander on P-3 anti submarine aircraft finding and
tracking soviet submarines and surface ships in the Atlantic
Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
He was also a flight instructor for new naval aviators and a
pilot for naval oceanographic research missions.
He completed his career as the project engineer for cruise
missile and unmanned aerial vehicle engines and finally as
Engineering Director for the Naval Air Propulsion Center in
Trenton, New Jersey.
Lieutenant Colonel Peder C. Cox, US Army, Retired
Service Dates: 1 July 1971 to 30 September 1996Branch of Service: US Army Basic Training: Infantry Officer Basic Branch of Service: Infantry/Logistics with extensive time in the Special Operations world.War/Conflict: I was in several different areas of conflict: 4 different
counter insurgency tours in Central/South America. US Support Operations in Beirut, Lebanon, Operation Golden Pheasant (Honduras/Nicaragua), Desert Shield/Desert Storm (Saudi Arabia/Iraq/Kuwait), Operation Provide Comfort (Turkey), Operation Restore Democracy (Haiti), United Nations Mission in Eastern Slavonia. Also several other much smaller operations worldwide that never had a name or were public.
I entered the Army in 1971 at the tail end of the Vietnam war. I was not deployed to Vietnam and by the time my training was over it had ended. The majority of my career was spent in the Light Infantry, Airborne, Special Operations world with multiple overseas assignments and deployments. I was in the Army 26 years and spent 16 of it overseas. I had in Italy, 3 years in Germany, 14 months in Haiti and all the rest were shorter operational assignments. As a senior Major, the Army decided I needed to learn a new trade so I became a logistician and provided ongoing support to the special operations community and international peacekeeping operations with the United Nations. My final assignment I spent 14 months as the Chief of Logistics for the UN mission in Haiti. After retirement I went to work for the UN as the Chief of Logistics for the UN mission on the Serbian/Croatian border. Overall my military career was exciting, varied and gave me the opportunity to meet many different people, interact with multiple cultures and make lifelong friends ranging from South Africa to Nepal to Germany!
Lieutenant Commander Ellen Cox
Service Dates: June 1993 – Present
Branch of Service: US Navy
Training: US Navy Supply School
War/Conflict: Middle East Service
A Seagoing Navy Supply Officer, have deployed twice to the
Med/Middle East on USS Supply(AOE6) as the Stock Control
Officer (S1). I am Surface Warfare and Air Warfare Qualified.
Trained and worked in Navy Financial and Supply
Management, Food Service, HAZMAT, Retail, Disbursing and
Postal Operations.
Staff Sergeant George Henry Lindsey Jr.
Service Dates: 1977-1983 and 1995-2003
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Basic Training: Fort Jackson and Fort Benning for Infantry Training
Locations of Service: Hawaii, Philippines, South Korea, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar
War/Conflict: Cold War and Operation Iraqi Freedom
GEORGE H LINDSEY JR. SSG RETIRED 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
1. US ARMY 1977-1982 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION SHCOFEILD
BARRACKS HAWAII
PHILIPPINES- AQUINO- MARCO CIVIL UNREST
CHUNCHON SOUTH KOREA- CAMP PAGE FIRST TEAM SPIRIT
NEAR DMZ
BIG ISLAND HILO KONA
2. PA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 1995-2003
3. US ARMY RESERVES 2003-2013
IRAQ, KUWAIT, QATAR, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
SGT. Ed Lopez
Service Dates: 1986-1992
Branch of Service: US Army
Basic Training: Ft. Sill, OK
War/Conflict: Desert Shield / Desert Storm - Aug. 1990 –
March 1991
First Duty Station was with 3RD Infantry Division, 1st Battalion 10th Field
Artillery Mechanized in Schweinfurt Germany 1987-1989. My job in the Army
was a Unit Communications Maintainer, translation: I maintained/repaired all
tactical communications equipment in our Battalion which included all FM/AM
radios, Intercom systems, Encryption equipment, and Antenna systems.
Next duty station was the 197th Infantry Brigade (Separate) 4th Battalion 41st
Field Artillery Fort Benning, GA 1989-1992. In Aug. 1990 the 197th was put on
alert and issued orders that we would be shipping off to the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. We arrived Aug. 29th 1990 in
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 197th stayed in Dhahran for two weeks, and was
shipped to the Iraqi/Saudi border where we took up defensive positions until
other units were brought in……This period was known as Desert Shield.
Desert storm begins Jan. 16th 1991 with air strikes. Ground forces move into
Iraq/Kuwait on Feb. 23, 1991 and engage the Iraqi forces.
197th Fly’s home March 28th 1991. I was discharged from the the Army Jan.
1992.
AW2 (AW/NAC) Steve Smith
Service Dates: 1994 - 1999
Branch of Service: US Navy
Basic Training: Recruit Training Command (RTC) Orlando, FL - Company I129
War/Conflict/Era of Service: Between Gulf Wars, Operation Southern Watch,
Operation Joint Endeavor
AW2 Smith flew as a naval aircrewman in the H-60 Seahawk helicopter where
he fulfilled duties to hunt, track, and destroy enemy submarines while he also
fulfilled roles as a aviation rescue swimmer and combat search and rescue
crewman. He left for bootcamp 2 weeks after high school. He then went on to
aircrew school, rescue swimmer school, AW (Antisubmarine Warefare) “A”
school, and finally to HS-1 for schooling on the H-60 helicopter. After completing
all his schooling he was assigned to HS-5 (Helicopter Antisubmarine Helicopter
Squadron 5) stationed in Jacksonville, FL. He completed two 6 month
deployments aboard an aircraft carrier in support of Operation Southern Watch
in the Persian Gulf. He left the Navy after 5 years of service in 1999 to go to
college and start a family.
Kimberly A. Carter
Service Dates: 18 Jul 1991 - 17 Jul 1995
Branch of Service: USAF
Basic Training: Lackland AFB, TX
Branch of Service: USAF
War/Conflict: Gulf War Era in support of Desert
Shield/Desert Storm
In June of 1991 I enlisted shortly after attending a ticker-tape
parade in NYC where returning troops came home from the
Gulf War and marched down the canyon of heroes. At the
time, I was 23 years old. I chose to pursue a career path
similar to my Dad, and I became a Military Working Dog
Handler. My tech school kept me in Texas for nearly 6
months, after which I went to Ft. Dix in New Jersey to learn
Air Base Ground Defense. I was to be a soldier in the event
my Air Force Base were to come under attack.
After arrival at my duty station,
Ellsworth AFB, SD, my MOS (job) kept
me busy traveling around in support of
US Customs in New York and New
Jersey, humanitarian efforts in Cuba,
and public relations throughout the
western United States. Of my 4 year
Ellsworth AFB assignment, I was only
at my duty station for a total of one and
a half years. My four years of active
duty service ended after receiving
numerous awards and professional
recognition.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Kolbe
Service Dates: 1992 - 2013
Branch of Service: U.S. Marine Corps
Locations of Service: CA, VA, PA, NJ, Japan
War/Conflict: OEF (Afghanistan, Philippines),
OIF (Iraq)
LtCol Frank Kolbe flew as a pilot and
mission commander on the KC-130
Hercules. The primary mission being air
to air refueling of jets and helicopters, and troop insertion.
While stationed in Okinawa, Japan, he and his fellow Marines
performed humanitarian/disaster relief missions in Thailand,
the Philippines, and Java, Indonnesia.
He deployed immediately after 9-11 and flew the first Marines
into Afghanistan for the initial assault to Kandahar. He also
deployed for a year-long ground tour in the Al Anbar province
of Iraq coordinating air support for the Marines.
American Soldiers
through the decades
Today’s program is dedicated to
our Veteran Presenters and to
the Veterans of our nation.
Booklet created by the LMS Veterans Day Committee. Photos
provided by our Veteran Speakers, the Library of Congress, and
the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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